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A Palmdale mother and her boyfriend were sentenced Thursday in the torture killing of her 8-year-old son, who was beaten and tortured until his death. The couple also forced Gabriel to wear girls' clothes to school, they said. Gabriel was a kind, loving individual who just wanted to be loved. The boy was taken to hospital on May 23, 2013, after he stopped breathing. (more...)

When a person is sentenced on a sex charge, they are required to sign up with the state as sex offenders on a list that is a public record, searchable by potential employers, thus guaranteeing they can never be employed and will be on the public payroll either by returning to prison or on some subsistence program for the rest of their lives, all paid for by us taxpayers. (more...)

Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force and used civilian-operated drones for the first time as part of annual military drills on the self-ruled island on Thursday. "This is one way we hope to deepen our dialogue on both sides", he added. Taiwan has recently lost two diplomatic allies, the West African state of Burkina Faso and the Dominican Republic which established relations with Beijing. (more...)

The Tories have won a majority government. In his victory speech near Toronto, a beaming Ford declared Ontario is "open for business", pledging his government will usher in "an era of economic prosperity the likes of which Ontario has never seen before". (more...)

In a statement, the military said more than 10 Palestinians tried to disrupt a force carrying out arrests in the village of Nabi Saleh and that one of them threw a rock at a soldier, striking him in the head. Israeli authorities were slammed yesterday after smearing slain Palestinian medic Razan Al-Najjar with social media posts, including a misleadingly-edited video clip. (more...)

This is not about setting up or deploying new forces. That lays down a challenge for European governments, pilloried by U.S. President Donald Trump for slashing military spending after the Cold War, to remedy long-running problems with helicopters and jets that are grounded for lack of parts. (more...)

The outing was her first public appearance in nearly a month following a kidney operation. She had a big operation. Earlier this week, Melania Trump attended her first White House event in weeks, hosting a reception for the families of slain US military service members, though that event was closed to the media. (more...)

His appraisal came moments after Governor David Ige, on a visit to Hawaii County Civil Defense headquarters in Hilo, the island's biggest city, signed a memorandum of understanding furnishing millions of dollars in state disaster relief to the island. (more...)

Chinese government hackers breached the files of a U.S. Navy contractor to steal submarine warfare secrets earlier this year, The Washington Post reported Friday. USA officials have always been anxious that ZTE equipment could be used by the Chinese government for espionage or sabotage. The Pentagon has spent more than $300 million since 2015 on the Sea Dragon project, which involves adapting current Navy technology for new uses. (more...)

But before leaving Washington, he made clear that he too has no intention of backing down on his plan to rebalance trade by imposing tariffs on steel, aluminum and other goods imported from USA allies. Amid Trump's threats to dismantle free trade with his closest neighbours, the American administration has aggressively pursued an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, with Trump repeating on Friday that he foresees bilateral deals instead. (more...)

A newborn who was kidnapped from a Jacksonville hospital in 1998 has been found living in SC with the woman accused of abducting her. The kidnapping of baby Kamiyah Mobley captivated Jacksonville and beyond. Eventually, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received an anonymous tip about Kamiyah's whereabouts, and authorities were alerted and Williams arrested. (more...)

The pair Wednesday at St. Anne's, a Catholic Church in the heart of the small community, and they had two children, Gina and Jay. Not so for Kathleen Dehmlow. But according to Dehmalo, who changed his last name to distance himself from his past and his family, his mother's abandonment was so complete that childhood friends have contacted him on reading the obit, shocked to discover his mother wasn't already dead. (more...)

The injured service members were medevaced to Djibouti, where US Africa Command (AFRICOM) maintains its Camp Lemonnier base. The coalition forces were conducting a "multi-day operation" to clear al-Shabaab - an Islamist militant group - from villages and establish a "permanent combat outpost" around 217 miles southwest of Mogadishu. (more...)

Wynne spent the last few days of the campaign pleading with voters to at least elect some Liberals - party insiders say they are anxious they could win fewer than eight seats, which would mean a loss of official party status in the legislature. (more...)

China is mired in tough negotiations with the U.S.to avoid a trade war, while Moscow, Syria, and Ukraine have deep differences with Washington, on multiple diplomatic fronts. "It is positive that the inter-Korean negotiations which have begun are moving along the lines of the Russian-Chinese roadmap for resolving the Korean situation", he said. (more...)

Fleming played "Tye Banga" on the Bronx-based crime series '848.' The series, named after the federal statute that targets drug kingpins, draws up to 100,000 views an episode. "He was a hardworking man who didn't have problems with anybody", Tamika told NY Daily News . The new season of 848 was set to premiere on June 6, but nothing has been uploaded to the show's YouTube page in the wake of Tyrone's tragic death. (more...)

The new charges come days after Mueller's team detailed the accusations against Manafort in court documents. Kilimnik is, according to CNN , "a close business colleague of Manafort's who prosecutors have said has close ties to Russian intelligence ". (more...)

It gave Trump a brief respite from criticism over the punishing steel and aluminum tariffs he has imposed on his G7 partners. The G7 leaders were planning to press him to lift those duties in their opening sessions Friday. " They didn't tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!", his Twitter feed states. Those in the U.S. who make that argument are typically counting third party goods imported into the USA through Canada, which Ottawa considers an unfair accounting. (more...)

Trump at the summit. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25 over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration targeting steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada , including one moment during the conversation in which Trump made an erroneous historical reference, sources familiar with the discussion told CNN . (more...)

Only after that was done, she said, would an NDP government move to balance the province's red-inked books by taxing the well-off. "We united our party and united our province and this is your victory". The NDP's position as the Official Opposition marks a turnaround for the party consistently stuck in third place since Bob Rae's New Democratic government was defeated in 1995. (more...)